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Guiding Your Mind And Thoughts | Guided Prayers · Central Christian Church

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  SPEAKER_00: Today, as we begin, find a quiet place to focus on the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: Get somewhere where you can give your full attention to God for these next couple minutes.
• 0:21
  SPEAKER_00: One of the beautiful things about following Jesus is that he doesn't simply tell us where to go.
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  SPEAKER_00: Instead, he teaches us how to live.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are lifelong learners, growing as we watch his example in scripture and listen to his voice.
• 0:40
  SPEAKER_00: With this in the back of our mind, it's easy to read Matthew 11, 29 with confidence and trust.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: It says, take my yoke upon you and learn from me.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_00: Let's use our set-aside time of prayer today to ask God to make us more teachable.
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  SPEAKER_00: Is there an area where he's inviting you to grow?
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  SPEAKER_00: Give yourself 20 seconds to wait on God and listen for him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lean into where he guides your mind and thoughts.
• 1:32
  SPEAKER_00: Now ask God to make you more teachable, more aware of where He is growing and expanding your understanding and your character.
• 1:43
  SPEAKER_00: Bring before Him any area that came to your mind where you felt conviction and ask for the humility to keep learning.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: Invite him to shape your thoughts, your attitudes, and your actions to become more like Jesus today.
• 2:49
  SPEAKER_00: Instead of sitting on that frustration, can you bring both the person and the situation to God today?
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  SPEAKER_00: If God is making you more teachable, we can ask for that same coaching in our relationships at work, at school, in our families, in our friendships, and even our neighborhoods.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or it could be that God wants to soften your heart with compassion towards that person.
• 3:29
  SPEAKER_00: Or it could be that that person does need the supernatural power of God to move in them, to shake them, to redirect them, to soften them, to wake them up.
• 3:44
  SPEAKER_00: Take the next minute to pray for that person by name.
• 4:47
  SPEAKER_00: Lord, thank you for patiently teaching us your ways.
• 4:51
  SPEAKER_00: God, you are amazing and do amazing things in our own hearts and our lives, as well as in the lives of those around us.
• 5:01
  SPEAKER_00: Keep our hearts softened, humble, and attuned to you today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.